You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
The water rose over my head, and I cried out, “This is the end!”
But I called on your name, Lord, from deep within the pit.